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  • 333 | A Very Merry Christmas! | with the LYT™ Yoga Family

  • 332 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 23, 2020

    332 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 23, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!

     

    Your questions:

    • Dealing with lots of back pain. What should I do to get rid of it?
    • I’m stiff when I wake up. Should I do yoga right away or wait an hour to warm up or loosen up?
    • Suggestion to keep the neutral pelvis during hikes. After hours my shoulders get sore.
    • What’s the difference between neutral pelvis and tucking pelvis?
    • What’s your experience with FAI (femoroacetabular impingement) and how important is it to look at foot function and the pelvis?

     

    Do you have a question?

     

    Resources:

    • Use code LYTFRIEND for 20% off SPRY products at sprytherapeutics.com
    • This podcast has been brought to you in part by Spry Therapeutics
  • 331 | Why Pandiculation is Important

    331 | Why Pandiculation is Important

    You are probably not pandiculating enough.

    What is pandiculation? Imagine a cat or dog when they get up after a long nap: They stretch out, tails up, claws out. Pandiculation is that act of stretching upon waking up, and it’s an inborn response that all vertebrates have. But somewhere along the way in our lives, we stop that pandiculating. But there are ways that you can learn to restore posture and movement again.


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  • 330 | The Health Effects of Climate Change | with Meredith Clemmons

    330 | The Health Effects of Climate Change | with Meredith Clemmons

    Meredith Clemmons is a certified LYT™ Yoga teacher who is getting her masters degree in public health at George Washington University.

    Specifically, Meredith is studying global environmental health and looking at how the environment influences human health — because climate change is one of the biggest environmental factors that will affect our health in the coming years and decades — and we talk about the different ways that climate can impact our health all over the world.

    If you want to do your part in helping to curb climate change but don’t know where to start, here are some things you can do:

    • Eat a plant-based diet
    • Minimize your car use as much as possible or buy an electric car
    • Manage your household energy use by unplugging appliances that aren’t in use or converting to solar energy
    • Buying second-hand clothing


    Resources:

  • 329 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 16, 2020

    329 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 16, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!


    Your questions:

    • Neural pathway training is so much more efficient than just weight training, can you explain why?
    • What to modify when you have a previously-broken sacrum or coccyx?
    • I’m struggling to activate the glute of my back leg in twisted crescent due to anterior tilt, how do I modify it?
    • What are the best things to do when my motivation to move is zero in times of grief and sadness?
    • What do we want rectus abdominis doing during the reset at work?


    Do you have a question?

    • DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
    • Email me at lara@old.lytyoga.com

  • 328 | Why Movement Matters

    We all know how important movement is; movement is life and it changes how we feel. But science is finally starting to give us a better understanding of why exercise and movement is so important and how it makes us feel better. 


    I’m going to give just a few of the reasons why movement and exercise is so important:

    • Exercise increases blood flow to the brain
    • Triggers the release of chemicals that dull pain and lighten moods
    • Makes our heart pump more blood and gives us more oxygen
    • It helps bone density
    • Gives more blood to our skin


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  • 327 | The Seven Laws of Healing | with Dr. Ben Reebs

    327 | The Seven Laws of Healing | with Dr. Ben Reebs

    Dr. Ben Reebs is an award-winning integrative medicine physician and leading expert in alternative medicine. He offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of optimal health by articulating the seven laws of healing and how to live in harmony with the body.

    We discuss his debut book, “The Serpent & The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing,” what naturopathic medicine is, and the story on food intolerance.

    Plus, Dr. Ben shares his recommendation of five things everyone should do every day as a baseline of health:

    1. Exercise or yoga
    2. Hydrotherapy (hot shower or hot tub)
    3. Remove food intolerance
    4. Getting good sleep
    5. Connect with people


    Resources:

  • 326 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 9, 2020

    326 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | December 9, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!


    Your questions:

    • Trying the L shape for handstand drill and every time my back arched. What to do?
    • How to not hunch or tighten while sleeping? I go to bed okay but wake up tight. I’m a fetal sleeper.
    • Best parenting advice? I need all the help I can get.
    • Do you have any advice for a bedtime routine? Any stretches you would recommend?


    Do you have a question?